Liking my new rear blade

[bellweather]

Recently got a 60" rear blade for snow removal, bought at TSC. Since I have a long gravel driveway, I mounted a length of 2.5" dia HDPE plastic tube to the blade edge. I am very pleased with the results. By flipping the blade 180, I am able to push as well as drag. The blade isn't that tall so if the snow is deep, it will creep over the top at times, but not a problem, I simply do a 2nd pass to clean up. The rear-blade, together with the FEL on my BX22, make for a very effective snow management system.

Before I purchased the rear blade, I was using a walk-behind snow-thrower. I'm happy to report that the new system takes about half the time and I rarely have to leave the seat!

 

[mpham]

Sounds like a nice setup. How about some pics?

 

[Thomas]

Glad it all came together plus trail run before our first nor'easter comes a knocking.

 

[bellweather]

A few pics of my tractor with rear blade

 

[ruffdog]

Is the tubing you put on the edge so it doesn't dig into your gravel drive?

 

[bellweather]

The plastic tube helps to keep the blade from digging into the gravel drive.

 

[dsmiley]

The plastic tube helps to keep the blade from digging into the gravel drive.

How do you keep the tube on the blade? It is attached somehow?

 

[bellweather]

I cut into the tube, completely through one side, on a table saw, then forced it onto the blade with a hammer and wood block. It's a very tight fit and so far has not come off. The width of the saw kerf worked out very well with a single cut...any wider and it would have been a loose fit, any narrower and it would have been a lot harder to get on. HDPE plastic is very easy to cut/machine, and highly scratch/impact resistant, even in very cold temperatures.

 

[sld]

How do those turfs do in the snow?

I have my Ford 1210 at the house now and didn't take the time to switch to the R1's. The ags work great for moving snow but the concrete drive and asphalt road out front are wearing them down. Hoping the turfs do fine this year. No snow to move yet this year, but some is falling now!

You have a nice set up there too.

 

[gogojuice]

Nice job.. Where did you get the material from?